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The man who quit money

by Mark Sundeen

In the autumn of 2000, Daniel Suelo deposited his worldly wealth -- all thirty dollars of it -- in a phone booth. He has lived without money ever since. And he has never felt so free, or so much at peace. In this Walden for the twenty-first century, author Mark Sundeen tells the amazing story of how one man learned to live, sanely and happily, without earning, receiving, or spending a single cent. Yet he manages to fulfill amply not only the basic human needs -- for shelter, food, and warmth -- but, to an enviable degree, the universal desires for companionship, purpose, and spiritual engagement. By retracing the surprising path and guiding philosophy that led Suelo from an idealistic childhood through youthful disillusionment to his radical reinvention of "the good life," The Man Who Quit Money makes us question the decsions we all make -- by default or by design -- about how we live. And it inspires us to imagine how we might live better. - Back cover.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?